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Book/Printed Material New York's part in history,

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Title

  • New York's part in history,

Names

  • Williams, Sherman, 1846-1923

Created / Published

  • New York, London, D. Appleton & company, 1915.

Contents

  • The Indians of New York.--Sir William Johnson and the Iroquois confederacy.--The struggle for supremacy.--New York under the Dutch.--The manor of Rensaelaerswyck.--New York as an English colony.--Albany as a colonial center.--Indian trails.--New York in the revolution.--New York in the border wars.--Burgoyne's invasion.--Sullivan's expedition.--Alexander Hamilton and the federal Constitution.--Robert R. Livingston and the Louisiana purchase.--William H. Seaward and the purchase of Alaska.--The Erie canal and the commercial supremacy of the state of New York.--Andrew Sloan Draper and the public school system of the state of New York.

Headings

  • -  New York (State)--History

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • ix p., 2 l., 390, 1 p. front., illus. (maps) plates, ports. 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F119 .W7

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 15018646

OCLC Number

  • 6512093

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Williams, Sherman. New York's part in history. New York, London, D. Appleton & company, 1915. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/15018646/.

APA citation style:

Williams, S. (1915) New York's part in history. New York, London, D. Appleton & company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/15018646/.

MLA citation style:

Williams, Sherman. New York's part in history. New York, London, D. Appleton & company, 1915. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/15018646/>.